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Seeing that Tao Qian had already agreed to his request, Long Chen nodded and smiled, saying:
“Tao Gong is indeed righteous. Being able to meet you on this trip is truly a blessing for me!”
Nice words don't cost anything, so Long Chen naturally wanted to say more.
After all, the demands he had just made—300,000 shi of grain and 100,000 taels of silver—were indeed a lot, almost like asking for the moon.
So why didn’t he just accept Xuzhou directly?
Wouldn’t that be more convenient and bring greater benefits? After all, Xuzhou had always been the strategic location he planned for in his heart!
The truth is that it's not that Long Chen was unwilling to accept Xuzhou, but now is not the best time to take it.
At this moment.
Xuzhou was facing several great enemies.
To the north were Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Gongsun Zan, and to the southwest were other warlords like Liu Biao of Jingzhou.
If Long Chen swallowed Xuzhou, these forces wouldn’t just stand by and watch!